Notch & Gabe...

They might be bitching about software having to be certified to work with W8, or Microsoft setting up a Marketplace that will restrict 3rd party online vendors unless they get certification from MS.

Nothing concrete out from their side yet AFAIK. They're just saying a closed environment is bad, which is true. But how W8 is closed hasn't really been said.

Probably something on the developer side of things and not user interface

Not a compatibility problem, more an economics/politics issue.

Becouse of the Micro$oft Store or whatever it's called.. they will need to give money to M$ for Steam/Minecraft or whatever to be on the store. Atleast that's what i heard last, idk if my info is wrong.

Also if i see Steam going to Linux and all of my games being ported to/games being developed for Linux too, i'm totaly going for Linux!

They are raging because there will be a store and many people would say that they don't buy other software or a just to lazy (or don't know about it) to buy it somewhere other in the internet or download a free alternative and on Windows RT (the tablet version) is the store the only way to get new Apps, on the normal desktop version you can download programms where you want. And the only thing I don't like about Windows 8 is that Microsoft sells Windows 7 + a new Start Menu as a new Windows.

Tabletisation of a desktop system, and another incremental dumbing down of the OS.

It was never going to be well received by the sort of people whose opinions are going to attract attention and page space on the internet. Locking down of the OS, Apple stylee, will be a bridge too far for many people. I can see a lot of folks giving Linux a try, especially if Steam manages to get its catalogue ported across to the OS.

I don't see why everyone wants Windows 8 I feel like windows 7 will become the new XP.

If I wanted an apple in my windows i´d get windows 8, but I don´t, also OS karmik cicle tells us W8 ain´t be good (XP! - Vista - 7! - 8 - Next good one)

I can't stand the dumbed-down tablet interface they're trying to shove down our throat. I don't know what kind of idiot got the idea that it would be a good way to do things on the desktop side.

I dont see why I need to 'upgrade' to Windows 8. Optimized for touch screen? Just stupid and uncomfortable. I have several touch devices, and I'd still choose my faithful mouse over touch every damn time.

Dont get me started about the interface.